I was sent home today because I was discovered to be having a fever. As I type this, my temperature has decreased and I'm in a better state. My temperature was a degree higher than normal today during temperature-taking, but since my usual temperature is around 35 degrees, it's usually not considered a fever. I was already feeling slightly weird this morning but it got worse throughout English. After being forced to take my temperature again after recess, I registered a reading of 37.8 degrees Celsius, officially a fever. Jie Ying, Evangeline and Audrey gathered people to force me to go home. Once Chandini found out, she immediately told Mr L and I was sent to the office.

The office took my temperature using the "bang-bang" thing where they point a gun at my head and press the trigger. My temperature was 37.4 degrees Celsius, not officially a fever. Maybe if the gun reads more than 37.6 degrees, something will fly out of the sensor. I was sent back to class because that gun said I didn't have a fever. Chandini looked deeply confused. I was going, "yay!"

After going back to class, Mr L wasn't convinced and asked me to go home. It was probably because since my normal temperature is 35 degrees, anything in the 37s is already quite high. I travelled back to the office and tried to convince the staff to let me go home. I was eventually sent home. I waited for mom in the office. It's the first time I was in their "sick bay". It's located at the side of the office, near the conference room. I sat there for half an hour I think, but it seemed like 1 hour. My head was aching and so were my bones. I think my condition detiorated. I was quite restless and I couldn't stand how hot yet cold I was. My head hurt a lot and whatever I saw looked like what you see on a TV with poor reception. Probably my Thalasemia minor acted up and caused that type of vision. If I were standing, I would have fainted.

Mom dropped me off at the clinic across our house and I went to see the doc. I was worried I would faint while walking there because my head was feeling weird. But thankfully, I reached safely and there were no other patients, so I could see the doc quickly. I was asked questions like whether I had travelled overseas the past 7 days etc. I told him I didn't have a fever anymore but when he checked, my temperature was 38.2. That probably explained why I felt like some radiator. I think the temperature got higher when I reached home because I felt half dead and my head nearly melted.

Taking a shower and eating lunch were quite torturing. The water seemed like melted ice and lunch was a tiring process. After that, I went to sleep. I woke up a few times to walk around and slept until 7.30pm. I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble falling asleep tonight. It feels like a jet lag. Now, I only have a slight fever and I should be able to go to school tomorrow. I also need to be alive enough to have fun tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks, Jie Ying, Evangeline and Audrey for forcing me to be socially responsible and go home. I really don't think I would have survived the rest of the day in school, looking back at how weak I was when I reached home. I think my day was like some bell curve, with a positive ax2. I still have a slight fever and headache now, but at least I'm in a better state than in the afternoon. Nowadays, I rarely get this sick, but it's good because it reminds me That I'm not a superhuman and I need to rest.